Patents by Inventor Faisal Ishtiaq
Faisal Ishtiaq has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240078240Abstract: A computing device may determine a plurality of popular topics for a time period. The computing device may determine a plurality of content items associated with at least one of the plurality of popular topics. The computing device may determine an output time for each of the plurality of content items. The computing device may determine a ranking order for the plurality of content items. The ranking order may be based on the output time for each of the plurality of content items. The computing device may output or cause to be output an indicator of at least a portion of the plurality of content items in the ranking order.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Ehsan Younessian, Md Mahmudul Hasan, Faisal Ishtiaq
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Patent number: 11812073Abstract: Disclosed is a method of associating, at a secondary device, secondary media content with primary media content being output at a primary device. The method includes receiving, at the secondary device, first information based upon the primary content being output at the primary device, wherein the first information includes at least one of an audio and a visual signal, determining at the secondary device second information corresponding to the first information, receiving at the secondary device one or more portions of secondary media content that have been made available by a third device, determining at the secondary device whether one or more of the portions of the secondary media content match one or more portions of the second information, and taking at least one further action upon determining that there is a match.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Renxiang Li, Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Michael L. Needham
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Patent number: 11783585Abstract: A method of detecting frames in a video that demarcate a pre-determined type of video segment within the video is provided. The method includes identifying visually distinctive candidate marker frames within the video, grouping the candidate marker frames into a plurality of groups based on visual similarity, computing a collective score for each of the groups based on temporal proximity of each of the candidate marker frames within the group to related events occurring within the video, and selecting at least one of the groups based on the collective proximity scores as marker frames that demarcate the pre-determined type of video segment. A video processing electronic device and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon for performing the method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Renxiang Li, Faisal Ishtiaq, Stephen P. Emeott, Anthony J. Braskich
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Publication number: 20230269431Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for improved accessibility scoring for content items. A predicted accessibility score may be based on a plurality of multimodal features present within a content item. The plurality of multimodal features may include video features (e.g., based on video/image analysis), audio features (e.g., based on audio analysis), text-based features (e.g., based on closed-captioning analysis), features indicated by metadata (e.g., duration, genre, etc.), a combination thereof, and/or the like. A predicted accessibility score for a content item may indicate how accessible the content item may be for persons who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, cognitively impaired, etc., as well as for persons who desire to view content that requires less visual attention and/or audio attention as the case may be.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Ehsan Younessian, Faisal Ishtiaq
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Publication number: 20230224352Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for bitrate adaptation of a video asset to be streamed to a client device for playback. The method includes selecting a representation from a manifest which expresses a set of representations available for each chunk of the video asset and generating a dynamic manifest for the video asset in which the representation selected for the at least one chunk is recommended for streaming to the client device. The selection of the representation recommended for the chunk may be based on at least one of historic viewing behavior of previous viewers of the chunk, content analysis information for the chunk, a level of available network bandwidth, a level of available network storage, and data rate utilization information of network resources including current, average, peak, and minimum data rate of network resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Bhavan Gandhi, Faisal Ishtiaq, Anthony J. Braskich, Andrew Aftelak
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Publication number: 20230206638Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices relating to determining an introduction portion in a video program are described herein. A method may determine first and second hard-matching pairs of video segments in first and second video content such that video fingerprints of the first hard-matching pair match and video fingerprints of the second hard-matching pair also match. The method may classify a third pair of video segments in the first and second video content, sequentially between the first and second hard-matching pairs, as a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion. The method may use the classification of the third pair of video segments as a soft-matching pair to determine a model configured to determine that a pair of video segments in two video content items are a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Ehsan YOUNESSIAN, Faisal ISHTIAQ, Anthony BRASKICH, Benjamin SPIER
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Patent number: 11627176Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for bitrate adaptation of a video asset to be streamed to a client device for playback. The method includes selecting a representation from a manifest which expresses a set of representations available for each chunk of the video asset and generating a dynamic manifest for the video asset in which the representation selected for the at least one chunk is recommended for streaming to the client device. The selection of the representation recommended for the chunk may be based on at least one of historic viewing behavior of previous viewers of the chunk, content analysis information for the chunk, a level of available network bandwidth, a level of available network storage, and data rate utilization information of network resources including current, average, peak, and minimum data rate of network resources.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Bhavan Gandhi, Faisal Ishtiaq, Anthony J. Braskich, Andrew Aftelak
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Patent number: 11615622Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices relating to determining an introduction portion in a video program are described herein. A method may determine first and second hard-matching pairs of video segments in first and second video content such that video fingerprints of the first hard-matching pair match and video fingerprints of the second hard-matching pair also match. The method may classify a third pair of video segments in the first and second video content, sequentially between the first and second hard-matching pairs, as a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion. The method may use the classification of the third pair of video segments as a soft-matching pair to determine a model configured to determine that a pair of video segments in two video content items are a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Ehsan Younessian, Faisal Ishtiaq, Anthony Braskich, Benjamin Spier
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Patent number: 11617012Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for improved accessibility scoring for content items. A predicted accessibility score may be based on a plurality of multimodal features present within a content item. The plurality of multimodal features may include video features (e.g., based on video/image analysis), audio features (e.g., based on audio analysis), text-based features (e.g., based on closed-captioning analysis), features indicated by metadata (e.g., duration, genre, etc.), a combination thereof, and/or the like. A predicted accessibility score for a content item may indicate how accessible the content item may be for persons who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, cognitively impaired, etc., as well as for persons who desire to view content that requires less visual attention and/or audio attention as the case may be.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Ehsan Younessian, Faisal Ishtiaq
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Publication number: 20230071845Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for an interactive viewing experience by detecting on-screen data are disclosed. One or more frames of video data are analyzed to detect regions in the visual video content that contain text. A character recognition operation can be performed on the regions to generate textual data. Based on the textual data and the regions, a graphical user interface (GUI) definition to can be generated. The GUI definition can be used to generate a corresponding GUI superimposed onto the visual video content to present users with controls and functionality with which to interact with the text or enhance the video content. Context metadata can be determined from external sources or by analyzing the continuity of audio and visual aspects of the video data. The context metadata can then be used to improve the character recognition or inform the generation of the GUI.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Isselmou Ould Dellahy, Shivajit Mohapatra, Anthony J. Braskich, Faisal Ishtiaq, Renxiang Li
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Publication number: 20220366693Abstract: A method of detecting frames in a video that demarcate a pre-determined type of video segment within the video is provided. The method includes identifying visually distinctive candidate marker frames within the video, grouping the candidate marker frames into a plurality of groups based on visual similarity, computing a collective score for each of the groups based on temporal proximity of each of the candidate marker frames within the group to related events occurring within the video, and selecting at least one of the groups based on the collective proximity scores as marker frames that demarcate the pre-determined type of video segment. A video processing electronic device and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon for performing the method are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Renxiang Li, Faisal Ishtiaq, Stephen P. Emeott, Anthony J. Braskich
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Patent number: 11436834Abstract: A method of detecting frames in a video that demarcate a pre-determined type of video segment within the video is provided. The method includes identifying visually distinctive candidate marker frames within the video, grouping the candidate marker frames into a plurality of groups based on visual similarity, computing a collective score for each of the groups based on temporal proximity of each of the candidate marker frames within the group to related events occurring within the video, and selecting at least one of the groups based on the collective proximity scores as marker frames that demarcate the pre-determined type of video segment. A video processing electronic device and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon for performing the method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Renxiang Li, Faisal Ishtiaq, Stephen P. Emeott, Anthony J. Braskich
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Publication number: 20220264181Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for improved accessibility scoring for content items. A predicted accessibility score may be based on a plurality of multimodal features present within a content item. The plurality of multimodal features may include video features (e.g., based on video/image analysis), audio features (e.g., based on audio analysis), text-based features (e.g., based on closed-captioning analysis), features indicated by metadata (e.g., duration, genre, etc.), a combination thereof, and/or the like. A predicted accessibility score for a content item may indicate how accessible the content item may be for persons who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, cognitively impaired, etc., as well as for persons who desire to view content that requires less visual attention and/or audio attention as the case may be.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Ehsan Younessian, Faisal Ishtiaq
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Publication number: 20220217450Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the location of advertisements in multimedia assets are disclosed. A method includes obtaining an audio signature corresponding to a time period of a multimedia asset, identifying a match between the obtained audio signature and one or more stored audio signatures, comparing programming data of the multimedia assets of the obtained audio signature and the matching audio signatures, and determining whether the time period of the multimedia asset contains an advertisement based on the comparison of the programming data of the multimedia assets of the obtained audio signature and the one or more matching audio signatures. Another method includes identifying matches between a plurality of obtained audio signatures and a plurality of stored audio signatures, and determining whether consecutive time periods of the multimedia asset contain an advertisement based on a number of consecutive matching audio signatures of the plurality of stored audio signatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Benedito J. FONSECA, JR., Faisal ISHTIAQ, Anthony J. BRASKICH, Venugopal VASUDEVAN, Isselmou OULD DELLAHY
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Patent number: 11350166Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for improved accessibility scoring for content items. A predicted accessibility score may be based on a plurality of multimodal features present within a content item. The plurality of multimodal features may include video features (e.g., based on video/image analysis), audio features (e.g., based on audio analysis), text-based features (e.g., based on closed-captioning analysis), features indicated by metadata (e.g., duration, genre, etc.), a combination thereof, and/or the like. A predicted accessibility score for a content item may indicate how accessible the content item may be for persons who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, cognitively impaired, etc., as well as for persons who desire to view content that requires less visual attention and/or audio attention as the case may be.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Ehsan Younessian, Faisal Ishtiaq
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Publication number: 20220132187Abstract: Particular embodiments provide a system to determine ad segments in a video asset to enable subsequent ad replacement in video programs. The system is included in a multiple service operator (MSO) system that broadcasts video programs via a broadcast schedule. The MSO may not know the location of the ad segments in the video asset. To determine the ad segments, the MSO uses a classifier to classify video program segments and advertisements in the video asset. The classifier may be integrated with an nDVR system. By integrating with the nDVR system, particular embodiments may determine user behavior information, such as trick play commands, from the nDVR system. The classifier may use the user behavior information to detect ad segments in the video asset. In one embodiment, the classifier may fuse outputs from different detectors to detect and validate ad segments in the video program.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Alfonso Martinez Smith, Benedito J. Fonseca, JR., Faisal Ishtiaq, Andrew Aftelak
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Patent number: 11317168Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the location of advertisements in multimedia assets are disclosed. A method includes obtaining an audio signature corresponding to a time period of a multimedia asset, identifying a match between the obtained audio signature and one or more stored audio signatures, comparing programming data of the multimedia assets of the obtained audio signature and the matching audio signatures, and determining whether the time period of the multimedia asset contains an advertisement based on the comparison of the programming data of the multimedia assets of the obtained audio signature and the one or more matching audio signatures. Another method includes identifying matches between a plurality of obtained audio signatures and a plurality of stored audio signatures, and determining whether consecutive time periods of the multimedia asset contain an advertisement based on a number of consecutive matching audio signatures of the plurality of stored audio signatures.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Benedito J. Fonseca, Jr., Faisal Ishtiaq, Anthony J. Braskich, Venugopal Vasudevan, Isselmou Ould Dellahy
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Publication number: 20220103878Abstract: Disclosed is a method of associating, at a secondary device, secondary media content with primary media content being output at a primary device. The method includes receiving, at the secondary device, first information based upon the primary content being output at the primary device, wherein the first information includes at least one of an audio and a visual signal, determining at the secondary device second information corresponding to the first information, receiving at the secondary device one or more portions of secondary media content that have been made available by a third device, determining at the secondary device whether one or more of the portions of the secondary media content match one or more portions of the second information, and taking at least one further action upon determining that there is a match.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Renxiang Li, Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Michael L. Needham
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Publication number: 20220070537Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for improved accessibility scoring for content items. A predicted accessibility score may be based on a plurality of multimodal features present within a content item. The plurality of multimodal features may include video features (e.g., based on video/image analysis), audio features (e.g., based on audio analysis), text-based features (e.g., based on closed-captioning analysis), features indicated by metadata (e.g., duration, genre, etc.), a combination thereof, and/or the like. A predicted accessibility score for a content item may indicate how accessible the content item may be for persons who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, cognitively impaired, etc., as well as for persons who desire to view content that requires less visual attention and/or audio attention as the case may be.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Ehsan Younessian, Faisal Ishtiaq
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Patent number: 11252450Abstract: Particular embodiments provide a system to determine ad segments in a video asset to enable subsequent ad replacement in video programs. The system is included in a multiple service operator (MSO) system that broadcasts video programs via a broadcast schedule. The MSO may not know the location of the ad segments in the video asset. To determine the ad segments, the MSO uses a classifier to classify video program segments and advertisements in the video asset. The classifier may be integrated with an nDVR system. By integrating with the nDVR system, particular embodiments may determine user behavior information, such as trick play commands, from the nDVR system. The classifier may use the user behavior information to detect ad segments in the video asset. In one embodiment, the classifier may fuse outputs from different detectors to detect and validate ad segments in the video program.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Alfonso Martinez Smith, Benedito J. Fonseca, Jr., Faisal Ishtiaq, Andrew Aftelak